Awkward Clusterfly vs Handley s Slender Opossum

Pollenia rudis compared with Marmosops handleyi

Key Differences

• Awkward Clusterfly is Least Concern while Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Awkward Clusterfly	Handley s Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Polleniidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Pollenia	Marmosops
Species	Pollenia rudis	Marmosops handleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Awkward Clusterfly and Handley s Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Awkward Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Awkward Clusterfly	Handley s Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Awkward Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Handley s Slender Opossum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Awkward Clusterfly

The Awkward Clusterfly (Pollenia rudis) is a species in the genus Pollenia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.